The Cayman Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands in international cricket. The team is organised by the Cayman Islands Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002, having previously been an affiliate member since 1997.[5]
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| Association | Cayman Islands Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Ramon Sealy | |||||||||
| Coach | Steve Gordon[1] | |||||||||
| History | ||||||||||
| First-class debut | v  Bermuda at Toronto, Canada; 27 August 2005 | |||||||||
| List A debut | v  Guyana at The Valley, Anguilla; 11 October 2000 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 debut | v  Bahamas at King City, Canada; 11 July 2006 | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Affiliate member (1997) Associate member (2002) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Americas | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  United States at King City, Canada; 7 August 2000 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Canada at White Hill Field, Sandys Parish; 18 August 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Canada at Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton; 4 October 2023 | |||||||||
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| As of 1 January 2024 | ||||||||||
The Cayman Islands debuted internationally at the 2000 Americas Cricket Cup in Canada,[6] and later that year were invited to appear in the 2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl (the West Indian domestic limited-overs competition), where matches had list-A status.[7] During the early 2000s, the Caymans often competed with Bermuda as the third-best team in the ICC Americas region, behind Canada and the United States. When the U.S. was suspended from the 2005 Intercontinental Cup, they were replaced by the Cayman Islands,[8] with the team being afforded the opportunity to make its first-class debut.[9]
In 2006 and 2008, the Cayman Islands played in the Stanford 20/20 tournament (where matches had full Twenty20 status).[10] In the World Cricket League (WCL), Cayman Islands debuted in Division Three in 2007 but subsequently fell as low as Division Six before the WCL was abolished. The Caymans currently play in ICC Americas regional qualification tournaments.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Cayman Islands and any other ICC member after 1 January 2019 are eligible for T20I status.[11]
History
editThe Cayman Islands became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1997[5] and played their first tournament three years later when they played in the ICC Americas Championship in Canada. They finished fourth in the tournament, their only win coming against Argentina.[12] Later in the year, they played their first List A matches as part of the 2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl in the West Indies. They played against Bermuda, Guyana, the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands in the first round, losing all their games.[13]
The Cayman Islands gained associate membership of the ICC in 2002, a year in which they finished third in the Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina after recording wins against Argentina, the Bahamas and Bermuda.[14] The 2004 Americas Championship served as a qualifying competition for the 2005 ICC Trophy, and a repeat of their third-place finish from 2002 would have qualified them for that tournament. Wins against Argentina and the Bahamas meant they could only finish fourth however.[15] This did qualify them for a place in a repêchage tournament in early 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They finished fifth in that tournament after beating Kuwait in a play-off match.[16]
Later in 2005, the Cayman Islands took part in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a tournament for ICC associate members with first-class status. They lost both their first round matches to Bermuda and Canada, thus not qualifying for the semi-finals.[17] In 2006, they first played in the inaugural Stanford 20/20 tournament. They beat the Bahamas in the preliminary round,[18] but lost to Trinidad & Tobago in the first round proper.[19]
In August 2006, they finished third in Division One of the ICC Americas Championship after wins against Argentina and Canada.[20] This qualified them for 2007 Division Three of the World Cricket League, which was played in May/June 2007 in Darwin, Australia. After beating Hong Kong and Tanzania in the first round, they lost to Argentina in the semi-finals, and to Papua New Guinea in the third place play-off, thus finishing fourth in the tournament.[21] In 2009 they again placed in 2009 Division Three in which they came 5th thus relegating to Division Four. Like Argentina their bad run continued and again finished fifth only winning over Argentina. In 2012, they managed to stop the fall, finishing fourth in 2012 Division Five.
2018-Present
editIn April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Cayman Islands and other ICC members from 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches.[22]
The Cayman Islands played their first T20I match against Canada on 18 August 2019, after finishing second in the Southern sub region qualification group and advancing to the Regional Final of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament.[23]
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- First ever T20I match for Cayman Islands.
Tournament history
editICC Intercontinental Cup
edit- 2004: Did not participate[24]
- 2005: First round[17]
- 2006: Did not participate[25]
- 2007–08: Did not participate
- 2009–10: Did not participate
World Cricket League
edit- 2007: 4th in Division Three[21]
- 2009: 5th in Division Three
- 2010: 5th in Division Four
- 2012: 4th in Division Five
- 2014: 6th in Division Five
- 2015: 6th in Division Six
- 2017: 8th in Division Five
ICC Americas Championship
editRecords
editInternational Match Summary — Cayman Islands[26]
Last updated 4 October 2023
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 August 2019 |
Twenty20 International
edit- Highest team total: 180/6 v Bahamas on 17 April 2022 at Smith Road Oval, George Town[27]
- Highest individual score: 73*, Ramon Sealy v Bahamas on 16 April 2022 at Smith Road Oval, George Town[28]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/6, Alessandro Morris v Bahamas on 14 April 2022 at Jimmy Powell Oval, George Town[29]
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Most T20I runs for Cayman Islands[30]
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Most T20I wickets for Cayman Islands[31]
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T20I record versus other nations[26]
Records complete to T20I #2288. Last updated 4 October 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Argentina |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 March 2023 | 4 March 2023 |
| Bahamas |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 April 2022 | 13 April 2022 |
| Bermuda |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2019 | |
| Canada |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 August 2019 | |
 Panama |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 March 2023 | 2 March 2023 |
| United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 August 2019 | |
Other results
editFor a list of selected international matches played by Cayman Islands, see Cricket Archive.3
Players
editPerformance by Cayman Island cricketers in World Cricket League matches
| Current Players | |||
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| Name | Matches | Runs | Wickets |
| Ramon Sealy | 24 | 344 | 0 |
| Conroy Wright | 18 | 322 | 26 |
| Omar Willis | 12 | 173 | 1 |
| Alessandro Morris | 22 | 134 | 17 |
| Ainsley Hall | 20 | 416 | 0 |
| Ronald Ebanks | 16 | 208 | 9 |
| Darren Cato | 4 | 60 | 0 |
| Omar Bryan | 3 | 40 | 1 |
| Kervin Ebanks | 17 | 117 | 9 |
| Ricardo Roach | 12 | 117 | 2 |
| Troy Taylor | 6 | 42 | 12 |
| Ian Rotsey | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Gordon | 18 | 435 | 0 |
| Nicholas Sellars | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Former Players | |||
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| Name | Matches | Runs | Wickets |
| Pearson Best | 19 | 345 | 0 |
| Abali Hoilett | 9 | 69 | 0 |
| Ryan Bovell | 23 | 305 | 38 |
| Alistair Ifill | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin Bazil | 18 | 61 | 8 |
| Marlon Bryan | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Saheed Mohamed | 17 | 294 | 14 |
| Paul Chin | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Jalon Linton | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Keneil Irving | 10 | 108 | 0 |
| Kenute Tulloch | 11 | 30 | 11 |
| Franklyn Hinds | 5 | 19 | 10 |
| Michael Wight | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Joseph Kirkconnell | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Ebanks | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Highest scores
Steve Gordon – 104* vs Tanzania at Tracy Village Oval, Darwin on 27 May 2007
Ainsley Hall – 100* vs Tanzania at Tracy Village Oval, Darwin on 27 May 2007
Pearson Best – 85 vs Italy at Centro Sportivo Ca'Nova, Medicina on 19 August 2010
Conroy Wright – 79* vs Jersey at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 10 March 2014
Pearson Best – 79 vs Guernsey at The Padang, Singapore on 25 February 2012
Best Bowling figures
Ryan Bovell – 5/9 vs Argentina at Indian Assoc. Ground, Singapore on 22 February 2012
Kervin Ebanks – 5/19 vs Guernsey at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur on 6 March 2014
Franklyn Hinds – 4/22 vs Hong Kong at Tracy Village Oval, Darwin on 28 May 2007
Michael Wight – 4/30 vs Uganda at Marrara Oval, Darwin on 30 May 2007
Ryan Bovell – 4/35 vs Papua New Guinea at Belgrano ACG, Buenos Aires on 24 January 2009
Other players
editIn addition to those listed above, the following Cayman Islands cricketers have played first-class, List A or official Twenty20 cricket:[32]
- Marc Chin
- Steadman Gray
- Charles Greaves
- Abali Hoilett
- Carley James
- Oscar Owen
- Christopher Wight
- David Wight
- Philip Wight
- Conroy Wright
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cayman Cricket preps for World Cup qualifiers in Argentina". Cayman Compass. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b The Cayman Islands at Cricket Archive
- ^ Other matches played by Cayman Islands Archived 29 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ List A matches played by Cayman Islands – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Deb K. Das (8 August 2005). "ICC expels USA from Intercontinental Cup" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ First-class matches played by Cayman Islands – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Twenty20 matches played by Cayman Islands – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b Americas Cup 2000 Archived 20 April 2007 at archive.today at CricketEurope
- ^ Red Stripe Bowl 2000/01 at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b Americas Cup 2002 Archived 20 April 2007 at archive.today at CricketEurope
- ^ a b 2005 ICC Trophy Americas qualifying Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Kuwait, 27 February 2005 at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ Scorecard of Bahamas v Cayman Islands, 11 July 2006 at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Trinidad & Tobago, 25 July 2006 at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b 2006 ICC Americas Championship Division One Archived 10 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ a b 2007 World Cricket League Division Three Archived 24 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "The road to the men's ICC World T20 Australia 2020 heads to Kuwait as regional qualification groups are confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup Archived 8 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup Archived 21 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ a b "Records / Cayman Islands / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Records / Cayman Islands / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Records / Cayman Islands / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Records / Cayman Islands / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Records / Cayman Islands / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Records / Cayman Islands / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Cayman Islands players at Cricket Archive
External links
edit- Cayman Islands at CricketArchive